Bachupally Job Scam Accused Held For Cheating 137 Youth
- Bachupally police arrest accused in job scam involving 137 job seekers
- Bachupally job scam promised placements in Cognizant, Amazon, JPMC
Hyderabad: Bachupally police arrested a man in connection with a job scam that allegedly cheated 137 unemployed youth. Police said the accused promised jobs in reputed multinational companies through a fake recommendation based recruitment scheme. Investigators said the suspects collected nearly Rs 50 lakh from the victims.
Police registered the case on February 14 after receiving a complaint from Kasula Jagadeesh, 34, a resident of Nizampet. According to the complaint, three persons approached job seekers and promised them placements in several well known companies. The suspects were identified as Ajay Jakkula, Sravani Kondaji and Sadgun Sadhula.
Police said the suspects told job seekers that they could secure jobs through a recommendation appointment scheme. They claimed they had links that could help candidates get selected in companies such as Cognizant, JPMC, Amazon, EPAM, Qualcomm and Wells Fargo. Therefore, many unemployed youth trusted the claims and agreed to pay money.
Investigators said the suspects demanded payments ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 90,000 depending on the job post. Meanwhile, several victims transferred the money to different bank accounts as instructed by the suspects. According to police, the amount transferred through various accounts reached about Rs 47.20 lakh.
Officials said the total number of victims identified so far stands at 137. However, the investigation is still ongoing. Police are verifying financial transactions and examining statements from the victims to understand the full scale of the fraud.
During the probe, the Bachupally police also found that the suspects tried to make the fraud appear genuine. Police said one of the accused allegedly issued fake offer letters in the name of a company. These documents were used to convince victims that the recruitment process was real.
Meanwhile, investigators examined bank transactions and other records that linked the suspects to the cheating case. Based on the evidence collected during the investigation, police took Ajay Jakkula into custody.
Police officials said further investigation is underway to identify the roles of the other suspects and to trace the money collected from the victims. Authorities are also continuing efforts to gather more evidence related to the Bachupally job scam.
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